encodes an iron transporter whose expression is induced by iron and zinc deficiency. Gene is specifically expressed in the external cell layers of the root subapical zone.
Computational Description
iron regulated transporter 2 (IRT2); FUNCTIONS IN: zinc ion transmembrane transporter activity, iron ion transmembrane transporter activity; INVOLVED IN: zinc ion transport, cellular response to iron ion starvation, iron ion transport; LOCATED IN: endomembrane system, integral to membrane, membrane; EXPRESSED IN: root epidermis; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Zinc/iron permease, fungal/plant (InterPro:IPR004698), Zinc/iron permease (InterPro:IPR003689); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: iron-regulated transporter 1 (TAIR:AT4G19690.2); Has 35333 Blast hits to 34131 proteins in 2444 species: Archae - 798; Bacteria - 22429; Metazoa - 974; Fungi - 991; Plants - 531; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 9610 (source: NCBI BLink).